Too much Light PollutionI started off photographing the Moon, experimenting with the mirror lockup feature on the camera which lifts the mirror and lets the vibrations dampen off before taking the picture.
The idea is that when the mirror flicks up, it causes vibrations in the telescope and the photograph. You can get a sharper image by flicking up the mirror and letting the vibrations die down. I used my home-built shutter release to release the shutter, and I was very pleased with how it performed. Moon pictures were a little out of focus, but I didn't have time to image Jupiter as it had moved behind a tree. Tried locating a few other Messier objects and failed miserably. Eventually, I stumbled upon M13 again, so I also imagined that. Before I try this again, I need to look into collimating the telescope.
